Thrifting, while easy on the wallet, is not for everyone. If you are uncomfortable about the thought of someone previously sweating in that band T-shirt, or if you have no patience for chaos in store racks, it may not be the pasttime for you. But it is a beloved retail activity for those who appreciate […]
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Crockett’s annual Thanksgiving Eve party is back, with drink specials, live music and ample street-dancing. Grab the cool family you’ve got in town and head downtown to blow of some steam before spending an entire day eating, drinking and not arguing about gay marriage with your relatives. When: 8 p.m. Wednesday Where: Crockett Street Entertainment […]
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I found myself in the living room of a stranger’s home, rummaging through bags and bags of gaudy costume jewelry. It was the last day of this particular estate sale, though you wouldn’t know it by the amount of items still occupying the space. For most of the visit, my boyfriend and I were the […]
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Rosella Castille was the biological mother of 16 children. But at mealtime, with the addition of neighbors and friends, Rosie might as well have been feeding an army. According to Mary Castille, Rosella’s daughter, every single one of Rosie’s children learned how to cook. Lawrence, Mary’s brother and the owner of Rosie’s Soul Food, was […]
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It never occurred to us, while creating the parameters for Grace’s weekly Street Peeps fashion feature, that we might get our best street fashion photos if we photographed every single person we came across, as if their sweatpants-and-Uggs combo was indeed worthy of sartorial appreciation. But that concept seems to be working out pretty well […]
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This month’s Band Nite features local talent with a few out-of-towners. On the bill: Too Heavy Boxes, a local garage pop band, Austin garage surf/punk band La Migra and La Snacks, an Austin band — with local roots — that really wants to make you dance. As always, the party’s BYOB as long as you […]
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Pecans, alligators, crabs, Dog-tobers, rice — we’ve got a lot of festivals around here, but not a lot of fests that celebrate truly independent music. This weekend, OTI Fest aims to remedy that with more than 14 hours of live music, stand-up comedians, queso cook-off, a kung fu movie marathon and even a cake walk, […]
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Brian Broussard, co-leader of the band Mayeux and Broussard, is not the first Port Arthur native to hightail it to Austin to become a career musician. But his band is the first I’ve heard that retains so much of the soul and flavor of Southeast Texas — a sonic roux, if you will — while […]
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